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Li 青影 Southern Song Dynasty and Yuan Dynasty 南宋 - 元 4434 Tea Caddy 茶葉罐 , Ø14cm x H14.5cm

Clouds 祥雲 Southern Song Dynasty and Yuan Dynasty 南宋 - 元 4433 Tea Caddy 茶葉罐 , Ø8.5cm x H12cm

4434

4433

Possessing the hardness of stone but the soft glistening sheen of water, jade has been used in Chinese culture for more than eight thousand years. The finely carved round jade box dated between the Southern Song and Yuan dynasties, is decorated with cloud patterns. Conveying auspiciousness, these patterns are boldly featured on the cover of the pewter tea caddy. 堅如石，柔如水，玉在華夏文化的長河中， 可能已有八千年歷史。此白玉雲紋圓盒可遠 溯至南宋和元朝。玉色溫潤，外璧滿佈如意 形浮雕捲雲紋，寓意吉祥。錫鑞茶葉罐蓋， 取其捲雲紋作裝飾，優雅大氣。

Appreciated for its translucent glaze and jade-like coating, celadon is one of the earliest forms of Chinese porcelain. The three-legged Longquan incense burner can be traced back to the 12th to 14th centuries, during the Southern Song to Yuan dynasties. Its form takes after the Li, an ancient ritual bronze vessel. Borrowing elements from this finely made piece, the pewter tea caddy takes on the bulbous form and the intricately carved finial. 此青瓷爐出自龍泉窯，透光如玉，釉色天 青，外形仿古青銅禮器鬲，可遠溯至十二 至十四世紀的南宋和元朝，是中國早期瓷 器。外形參照此龍泉窯青瓷鬲式爐而製作 的錫鑞茶葉罐，罐腹渾圓，罐蓋鏤空雕頂 飾精巧別緻。

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